[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners

Ellen Ringlein germlish77 at gmail.com
Sat Jul 10 15:32:14 UTC 2021


Sanho,

And if Braille reading exhausts you to begin with, read several times a day
in shorter intervals. Over time you will build up your stamina and will be
able to read more comfortably for longer periods of time. You might want to
practice both with your Braille display and hard copy Braille. The
experience is somewhat different with each.

The goal of being able to read aloud at a respectable speed is definitely in
your reach. The key is to put in lots of time reading. If you just read
Braille once in a while, your speed won't improve. If it motivates you, keep
a log of the pages you read every day. 

Good luck. 

Cordially,

Ellen

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Subject: Re: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners

All,

Thank you for the encouragement. I've read every book, article, blog, and
research article I've ever found on the subject. The long and short of it is
that very, very, *very*  few adult learners have ever been recorded reading
more than 60-80WPM, and even the outliers are usually at 120 or so. As
someone pointed out earlier in this thread, that could be bad research, bad
teaching, limited motivation, or maybe those people were just too busy
reading to be busy participating in a study about reading. Surely I can
think of above average skill levels that research isn't good at capturing
for any number of reasons.
Regardless, 120 would probably serve my purposes, anyway. My ultimate goals
are to read fluently aloud and to read so quickly I'm not exhausted after
just a few pages.

I'll learn to emphasize the braille display and use speech when something is
truly time-sensitive. Let's see where it takes me.


On 7/10/21, Steve Jacobson via NFB-Braille-Discussion
<nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Sanho,
>
> I think any goal is worth pursuing.  Just know that braille will help 
> you while you pursue that goal.  There just isn't anything magic about 
> 240 words, but it is worth pursuing.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
>
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> Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion
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> Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners
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> Steve,
>
> A very welcome reminder. Thank you. I already use braille for labeling 
> and other limited tasks. 120 would be a great target for reading 
> documents aloud in court, for instance. 240 would just be an excellent 
> speed for silent leisure reading. We'll see what happens.
>
> I'll make sure my braille display is charged tonight and I'll buy or 
> print a new hardcopy book ASAP. Then I'll read as often as is 
> practicable.
>
> On 7/9/21, Steve Jacobson via NFB-Braille-Discussion 
> <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Sanho,
>>
>> I don't know much about your background, so it is hard to be very 
>> specific.
>> However, I can think of a number of people just within my NFB chapter 
>> that can likely read at least that fast.  Beyond that, though, you 
>> don't have to read braille that fast to have it be useful.  I have 
>> seen people who learned braille as adults and worked hard enough at 
>> it that they could read out loud at a very respectable rate.  You 
>> don't have to read at 240 words per minute to use braille to read 
>> from your notes for a presentation, for example.
>>
>> I would not at all want to discourage you from achieving the fastest 
>> rate you can, but be aware of the fact that speed is only part of the 
>> picture, and if you happened to not reach 240 words per minute, you 
>> will find braille to be very useful.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> On
>> Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion
>> Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 7:53 PM
>> To: nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Literacy for Adult Learners
>>
>> All,
>>
>> Good evening. I hope everyone's had another wonderful Convention.
>>
>> Does anyone here know of braille readers who learned as adults and 
>> read at the standard 240+ WPM? I've only heard of one or two people 
>> managing it; most people tell me it's never going to happen. I refuse 
>> to accept that.
>>
>> Warmth,
>> Sanho
>>
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